How children learn to use diverse sources of efficacy information in developing a stable and accurate sense of personal efficacy is a matter of considerable interest

Measures of self-precept must be tailored to the domain of psychological functioning being explored.

People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided.

Perceived self-inefficacy predicts avoidance of academic activities whereas anxiety does not

There are countless studies on the negative spillover of job pressures on family life, but few on how job satisfaction enhances the quality of family life.

How children learn to use diverse sources of efficacy information in developing a stable and accurate sense of personal efficacy is a matter of considerable interest

Even noteworthy performance attainments do not necessarily boost perceived self-efficacy